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Applicants must submit a completed application to NursingCAS by the deadline date to be considered for admission. Application status emails will be sent to the email provided on the application via NursingCAS. See application deadline dates below.
We based our admissions on your experience and passion for pursuing a career in nursing. We expect all application materials to be the applicants’ own authored work.
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Graduate Entry Pathway for non-nurses
Priority admission deadline for scholarship consideration: Nov. 3, 2024
Application deadline: Feb. 9, 2025
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Priority admission deadline for scholarship consideration: Feb. 2, 2025
Application deadline: April 6, 2025
Post Master's DNP
Application deadline: May 1, 2025
- Admission priority is given to completed applications submitted by the various deadlines
- Completed Priority & Regular Admissions Deadline Applicants will be considered for our limited Chancellor & Nightingale Scholarships
- Completed applications after these deadlines may be considered based on placement availability, up until the final rolling admission deadline
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Completed Application Requirements:
Applications must be complete and submitted by to the completed application deadline to be considered. A completed application entails the following:
- All required items are uploaded into NursingCAS by the specific application deadline
- $80 NursingCAS fee paid
- The completion of the supplemental application, which includes a Proof of Residency Form and Criminal Background Checks Authorization Form
- The supplemental application is completed outside of NursingCAS. Applicants will gain access via email only once they submit their NursingCAS Application and pay the NursingCAS fee.
- $117 Supplemental Admissions Application Fee paid
- The Supplemental Admissions Application Fee is in addition to the fee paid to NursingCAS.
- NOTE: No refunds will be issued for any application fees. Even in the event an applicant receives a discount code, or an approved fee waiver, once an applicant pays the Supplemental Application Fee, there will be no refunds permitted.
- A half fee waiver is available for all applicants who attend a admissions counselor meeting or info session and should be automatically applied.
- A full supplemental application fee waiver is available on a case-by-case basis through our waiver request form.
If you have any questions please e-mail gsnadmissions@umassmed.edu
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P. Max Quinn, M.Ed.
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Diane Brescia
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Kim Kramer
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